This week we had Super Bowl 49, which set the world of social media on fire. According to Keith Shaw of networkworld.com, Twitter reported more than 28.4 million tweets regarding the Super Bowl or its half time show, and on Spotify halftime performer Katy Perry streamed music increased by 85%.
The 10 Super Bowl XLIX brands that grew the most in fans, followers and likes http://t.co/zgin45g0uG
— Ad Age (@adage) February 5, 2015
In the world of social media, Twitter has reached a deal with Google to show tweets in search results. Twitter and Google had a similar arrangement from 2009 through 2011 but the deal was not renewed after that time.
Twitter and Google reportedly just made a big deal to put tweets in search results http://t.co/6y2ndhtjO4 pic.twitter.com/qd9FxaYPkj
— The Verge (@verge) February 5, 2015
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs’ path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO’s office of the world’s richest company, exploring how Jobs’ life and work shaped our relationship with the computer. The Man in the Machine is a provocative and sometimes startling re-evaluation of the legacy of an icon.
For one of our previews this week, we wrote about a panel which will cover the Bill of Rights for crowdfunding donors. Over the past several days there has been an intriguing crowdfunding effort for a man named James Robertson from Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Robertson has stated that he typically walks 21 miles a day to and from work. As this story has spread, through crowdfunding efforts, there has been over $150,000 raised to help Mr. Robertson with his transportation, along with numerous people offering to provide him with a free ride or even buying him a car.